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Cities in Europe and Central Asia : Uzbekistan (Inglés)

Abstracto en inglés

This country snapshot was produced as part of an Advisory Services and Analytics (ASA) work developed by theUrban, Social, Rural and Resilient Global Practice (GPSURR). The objective of this ASA is to analyze economic,spatial and demographic trends in...
Vea más +This country snapshot was produced as part of an Advisory Services and Analytics (ASA) work developed by theUrban, Social, Rural and Resilient Global Practice (GPSURR). The objective of this ASA is to analyze economic,spatial and demographic trends in the urban systems of countries in Europe and Central Asia. City-level populationdata was obtained from the National Statistics Institute. In the absence of city-level economic and spatial data overthe period of analysis, nighttime light (NLS) satellite imaging was used to assess spatial and demographic trends in cities. Regional-level regressions of NLS and GDP were conducted to assess the validity ofusing NLS as a proxy for economic activity in Uzbekistan. The results suggest a significant and positive correlation between NLS intensity and GDP. In Uzbekistan, GDP to NLS elasticity was found to be 0.55 (an increase in light intensity of 1 percent is associated with a 0.55 percent increase in GDP). This country snapshot presents its results at the city level. Due to measurement error, city-level economic and spatial results should be analyzed with caution; and when possible, additional city level data (i.e. satellite imagery, firm-level data, and etc.) should be consultedto corroborate results. This snapshot classified 118 settlements as cities in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan’s cities are undergoing a unique transformation. Compared to the first period of transition, in the second transition period Uzbekistan’s cities are doing much better in economic terms. Cities also seem to be growing in population at very high rates and given the still low to medium urbanization levels in the country this is expected to continue in the nearby future. However, many of the identified cities are declining in nighttime light intensity in the core.
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